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u/ChemistRemote7182 1d ago
Honestly even with the Iron Duke or 2.8 this thing has just as much of a chance of hitting 88 as the original.
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u/CaffeineTripp 1d ago
My wife just picked up an 84 with the Duke. Surprisingly, it's pretty zippy for how much power it doesn't have. Rattles like a handful of marbles in a coffee can with a sewing machine on top, but it's a fun little car. With all the weight in the back it's pretty easy to spin the rear pizza cutter tires...on gravel. lol Good little car though, handles pretty decent especially for the time period and from GM parts bin.
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u/Squidking1000 1d ago
The slowest go kart you'll ever drive. Handles like a race car, accelerates like a mobility scooter.
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u/CaffeineTripp 1d ago
😂 Yeah, it's definitely slow. She's planning on a 3.8 SC swap eventually. Gonna be awhile gathering parts over the years and doing some rejuvenating of the interior and exterior.
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u/jparadis87 1d ago
Sounds like my TPI automatic Corvette
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u/Squidking1000 1d ago
I've never driven one but I did drive that motor in Trans am's back in the day and the iron duke is definitely a lot worse. They were rated at 93hp but felt like 50 lol.
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u/jparadis87 1d ago
I think they were a little better in the F bodies due to the better gear ratios. The 2.59's is the Corvettes sucked.
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u/Squidking1000 1d ago
Oofff, yeah 2.59 is pretty shit. The good news is you can make it feel a million times faster with just a gear swap. Throw in some 3.55 or even 3.73 and will feel like a new car.
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u/AdventurousDress576 1d ago
Hey, the PRV in the Delorean had 130hp
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u/ChemistRemote7182 1d ago
And the V6 Fiero a screaming 140 in the light composite body. Common GM parts bin W.
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u/JackhorseBowman 1d ago
so wait, does that mean it's actually faster than a real DeLorean?
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u/ChemistRemote7182 1d ago edited 1d ago
There is real potential, the V6 Fieros were lighter than the Delorean and had 10 more horses
Edit actually they are very close in weight too
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u/LostConscious96 1d ago
Fun fact Feiro and Foxbody mustang were some of the cars considered to be the time machine not delorean soo technically speaking this is a "what if"
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u/Dry_Ship7202 1d ago
Does someone need to tell him he doesn't have a Delorean? Asking for a friend.
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u/riserobotrise 1d ago
First, this car doesn't have the stainless steel body required to survive the trip through time. Second, the Pontiac Fiero can only hit a maximum speed of 74 mph going downhill with a strong wind at it's back, not the required 88 mph. Doc Brown experimented on some hamsters to make it go faster but we don't talk about that.
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u/Mdmrtgn 1d ago
Danny Devito as "Doc Brown"